"Yesterdays" is a 1933 song composed by Jerome Kern, with a lyric by Otto Harbach. It was written for the show Roberta (1933), where it was introduced by Irene Dunne.
Billie's accompanied by Joe Newman tp; Paul Quinichette ts; Oscar Peterson organ; Freddy Green g; Ray Brown b; Gus Johnson d. Recorded July 27, 1952. (Mercury Records)
Yesterdays
Yesterdays
Days I knew as happy sweet
Sequestered days
Olden days
Golden days
Days of mad romance and love
Then gay youth was mine
Truth was mine
Joyous free and flaming life
Then sooth was mine
Sad am I
Glad am I
For today I'm dreamin' of
Yesterdays
Yesterdays
Yesterdays
Days I knew as happy sweet
Sequestered days
Olden days
Golden days
Days of mad romance and love
Then gay youth was mine
Then truth was mine
Free and flaming life
Sooth was mine
Sad am I
Glad am I
For today I'm dreamin' of
Yesterdays
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